“Mr. Branca first crossed paths with Bowie in 1981, when they were working on projects at the same Manhattan studio, the Power Station, and would pass each other in the hallway. Bowie was aware of Mr. Branca’s work. On the title song of the album ‘Tin Machine,’ Bowie refers to the composer: ‘Fractured words and Branca-sonic/Anger trapped behind locked doors/And right between the eyes.'”